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the bodies of two Israeli hostages.

They were# identified as Yossi Sharabi and Th e two were seen Sunday in an earlier# Hamas video pleading for a cease-fire.

The Israeli defense minister said# today that option is off the table.

YOAV GALLANT, Israeli Defense Minister (through# translator): The release of hostages will only## happen as a result of military pressure for them is to lash out at the sensitive nerves# of Israeli society through psychological abuse.

GEOFF BENNETT: A third hostage, Noa Argamani,# was seen alive in today's video.

She said the## others were killed by airstrikes.

The# Israelis flatly denied it.

It's unclear## under what conditions either video was# recorded.

At the same time, the Gaza## Health Ministry reported the Palestinian# death toll to date has topped 24,000.

U.N. agencies are warning of widespread famine# and disease in Gaza without more humanitarian## aid.

They blame continued fighting, too few border# crossings, and slow inspections of aid trucks.## The mounting desperation was evident Sunday# when thousands of Palestinians swarmed trucks## that did manage to get to a Gaza beach.

Some# climbed onto the vehicles trying to get to food.

NOOH AL-SHAGHNOBY, Gazan Photographer (through# translator): This massive amount of people has## come here for flour.

Some will focused on feeding his family.

Each one of them# is ready to die as long as he gets a bag of flour.

GEOFF BENNETT: Overall, U.N. officials say less## than a quarter of aid convoys In Israel, a car-ramming attack north of Tel# Aviv killed one person and injured 12 others# today.

Police say at least two Palestinians# drove into pedestrians and then stabbed several## people.

The suspects were arrested and are# believed to be from the occupied West Bank.

For a second day, Houthi rebels in Yemen# have fired on a ship in nearby waters.

A## missile hit a U.S.-owned cargo vessel# today in the Gulf of Aden.

The U.S.## military's Central Command reported# no injuries or significant damage.

An## American destroyer was targeted Sunday despite# last week's U.S. airstrikes on Houthi sites.

Ukraine's military says it has struck# a key blow against Russian forces,## shooting down an early warning radar# plane and a command-and-control plane.## That comes as Kyiv is laboring to# keep the world's focus on the war.

At the same time, in Geneva today,# U.N. officials said there's severe## competition for humanitarian help for Ukraine.

MARTIN GRIFFITHS, U.N. Undersecretary-General# for Humanitarian Aff not because we think the needs are# diminishing or the war is getting## any better for the people of Ukraine,# but because we need to prioritize.

GEOFF BENNETT: More than six million# people have fled Ukraine during nearly## two years of war.

Another four# million are internally displa The U.N.'s children's agency, UNICEF,# reports nearly 100,000 children in## Western Afghanistan are in dire need three# months after a powerful earthquake there.## U.N. officials estimate 21,000 homes were# destroyed, leaving families to endure the## harsh winter in temporary shelters.

Many health# facilities and schools were also demolished.

In Guatemala, progressive Bernardo Arevalo has# officially been sworn in as the new president.

The## ceremony took place shortly after midnight after# opponents had delayed his oath-taking by 10 hours.## Arevalo celebrated the moment after enduring a# monthslong effort to derail his inauguration.

BERNARDO AREVALO, Guatemalan President (through# translator): On this transcendental day,## we advance along the path that ma deep honor to assume this high responsibility,# demonstrating that our democracy has the strength## to resist and that through unity and trust# we can transform the political landscape.

GEOFF BENNETT: Arevalo has promised to tackle# Guatemala's rampant corruption and poverty.

Here at home, Defense Secretary Lloyd# Austin was released from a Washington## area hospital today.

He'd been treated# for two weeks after complications fr prostate cancer surgery, but he failed# to tell President Biden or the public## for days.

Doctors say Austin's# medical prognosis is excellent.

And communities across the country celebrated# this Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday with parades,## prayer and service.

President Biden volunteered# at a hunger relief warehouse in Philadelphia,## loading boxes with fresh fruit.

And Vice# President Kamala Harris was the keynote## speaker at an event in South Carolina.

Dr.# King would have been 95 years old today.

Still to come on the "NewsHour": Tamara Keith# and Amy Walter weigh in on the Iowa caucuses;## why a $100 million donation is a game-changer# for historically Black colleges and universities;## and a new book dispels myths about human# evolution and the female body's role in it.